OK ... so ...... after 3/4 months unemployed ... I now have options.
Why oh why do opportunities all come at once - they are like Buses - you wait for ages for one and then 3 come together !!!!!
I am trying to be very practical about this - "a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush" I have done my list of pros and cons and am going to follow my head and ...... up until yesterday .... my heart. I have chosen and hope that it will prove to be the right choice.
I have 7 potential opportunities. YES honestly - SEVEN. One is a given and self employed, but will take me another month or two to prepare and to go through a process ..... so I can pretty much dismiss that one. Another 2 further possibilities have not even yet been properly advertised and so may not come to fruition ..... so realistically I cannot count on them and I will pass on both of them. This leaves 4 options with only 3 confirmed.
Of the 3 confirmed - One, I am thoroughly enjoying at the moment but it is not one of my areas of strengths, so am not sure of the longevity of it. One, I can sadly dismiss, a nice opportunity but it is not enough hours.
The third is THE ONE that I had been looking forward to, hoping for ..... and have been offered today! I would have been over the moon with this ................................. if another opportunity had not presented itself yesterday !!!!
Don't get me wrong - I actually am still over the moon with my offer, it really is my "dream" hours and a nice position however, at this point in time, for a fixed term only.
It is this 4th opportunity that presented my dilemma. It is a really great position and one that will probably not arise again for me in the near future, if ever again ! BUT it will mean going back to full time work .... good money ..... less time ..... AND of course - I have no idea if I would be accepted or not. It has not even got to interview stage !
SO - using my head ... and I guess really my heart ..... telling me time is just as important as money - I am happy to announce that I am back in employment - and not just casual work ....................
Well ..... for a fixed term anyway !
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